CURRICULUM VITAE
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 Professional History

Ph.D., 2000	Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI Major:          Clinical Psychology (Child/Family specialization)  Dissertation:  A Tale of Two Cultures: Acculturation Style, Social Support,                          and Mental Health in Older Adult Immigrants From the Former USSR
Clinical Intern, 1999-2000	Michigan State University Counseling Center, East Lansing, MI
M.A., 1996	Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI  Major:         Clinical Psychology (Child/Family specialization)
B.A., 1992	University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Majors:         Psychology and Communication

Books and Book Chapters:

       Lyubansky, M. (in press).  Are the fangs real? Vampires as racial metaphor in Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series.  In L. Wilson (Ed.). Title TBA. Dallas, TX: Ben Bella Books. 

       Lyubansky, M. (in press). Ordinary wizards: The psychology of evil in the Harry Potter universe. In S. Goetz (Ed.). Terminus: Collected Papers on Harry Potter, 7-11 August 2008.  Narrate Conferences, Inc.

       Lyubansky, M. (in press). “A Black boy even taller than Ron”: Racial dynamics in Harry Potter.  In S. Goetz (Ed.). Terminus: Collected Papers on Harry Potter, 7-11 August 2008.  Narrate Conferences, Inc.

       Lyubansky, M. (2008).  How group prejudice forms and other race-related lessons from the Xavier Institute.  In R. Rosenberg (Ed.). The psychology of superheroes: An unauthorized exploration. Dallas, TX: Ben Bella Books. 

       Lyubansky, M. & Shpungin, E. (2007). Playing House. In L. Wilson (Ed.). House unauthorized: Vasculitis, clinic duty, and bad bedside manner . Dallas, TX: Ben Bella Books.

       Lyubansky, M. (2007).  Buffy’s Search for Meaning.  In J. Davidson (Ed.). The psychology of Joss Whedon: An unauthorized exploration. Dallas, TX: Ben Bella Books.

       Lyubansky, M. (2007). Harry Potter and the word that shall not be named. In N. Mulholland (Ed.). The psychology of Harry Potter: An unauthorized examination of the boy who lived. Dallas, TX: Ben Bella Books.

       Lyubansky, M. (2007). A few laps around the non-tenure track. In R. Eidelson, J. Laske, & L. Cherfas (Eds.). Peacemaker 101: Careers confronting conflict. Philadelphia, PA: Solomon Asch Center for Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict.

       Ben-Rafael, E., Lyubansky, M., Glockner, O., Harris, P., Israel, Y., Jasper, W., & Schoeps, J. (2006). Building a diaspora: Russian Jews in Israel, Germany, and the USA. Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Academic Publishers.

       Lambert, M.C., Francois-Bellas, V., Lewis, K.M, Puig, M., Lyubansky, M., Rowan, G.T., & Lancaster, K.E. (2001) Behavior and emotional problems of clinic-referred Black youth. In C.C. Newman, C.J. Liberton, K. Kutash, & R.M. Friedman (Eds.). A system of care for children's mental health: Expanding the research base (pp. 231-234). Tampa, FL: Research and Training Center for Children’s Mental Health, Department of Child and Family Studies, University of South Florida.

 

Research Papers (peer reviewed):

       Shpungin, E. & Lyubansky, M. (2006). Navigating social class roles in community research. American Journal of Community Psychology, 37, 227-235.

       Lyubansky, M. & Eidelson, R. (2005). Revisiting Du Bois: The relationship between African American double consciousness and beliefs about racial and national group experiences. Journal of Black Psychology, 31, 3-26.

       Lambert, M.C., Rowan, G.T., Lyubansky, M., & Russ, C.M. (2002).  Do Problems of Clinic-Referred African-American Children Overlap with the Child Behavior Checklist?  Journal of Child and Family Studies, 11(3), 271-285.

       Lambert, M.C., Puig, M., Lyubansky, M., Rowan, G., Hill, M., Milburn, B., & Hannah, S.D.  (2001).  Child behavioral and emotional problems in Jamaican classrooms: A multimethod study using direct observations and teacher reports for ages 6-11. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 25, 1-18.

       Lambert, M.C., Puig, M., Lyubansky, M., Rowan, G.T., & Winfrey, T. (2001).  Adult perspectives on behavior and emotional problems in African American children.  Journal of Black Psychology, 27, 64-85.

       Puig, M., Lambert, M.C., Rowan, G.T., Winfrey, T., Lyubansky, M., Hannah, S.D., & Hill, M.F. (1999).  Behavioral and emotional problems among Jamaican and African American children, ages 6 to 11: Teacher reports versus direct observations.  Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 7, 240-250.

       Lambert, M.C., Samms-Vaughan, M.E., Lyubansky, M., Rose, D., Hannah, S.D., Grandison, T., Holness, A., Podolski, C.L., Rowan, G.T., & Durst, J. (1999). Emotions and psychopathology West Indian Medical Journal, 48, 203-207.

       Lambert, M.C., Samms-Vaughan, M.E., Lyubansky, M., Podolski, C.L., Hannah, S.D., &  McCaslin, S.E., & Rowan, G.T. (1999).  Behavior and emotional problems of clinic-referred children of the African diaspora: A cross-national study of African American and Jamaican children ages 4 to 18.  Journal of Black Psychology, 25, 504-523.

       Lambert, M.C., & Lyubansky, M. (1999).  Behavior and emotional problems among Jamaican children and adolescents: An epidemiological survey of parent, teacher, and self reports for ages 6-18 years.  International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 23, 727-751.

       Lambert, M.C., Lee, J.E., Samms-Vaughan, M.E., Hannah, S.D., Rowan, G.T., Lyubansky, M., Grandison, T., & Holness, A.  (1998). Identification of emotions and emotional confusion in Jamaican men vs women: Do they predict severity and types of psychopathology?  West Indian Medical Journal, 47, (suppl. 2), 25.

       Lambert, M.C., Lee, J.E., Samms Vaughan, M.E., Podolski, C., Rowan, G. T., Lyubansky, M., Grandison, T., & Holness, A. (1998).  Self report ratings of psychopathology in Korean and Jamaican women.  West Indian Medical Journal, 47(suppl. 2), 25.

       Lambert, M.C., Lyubansky, M., & Achenbach, T.M. (1998).  Behavior and emotional problems among adolescents of Jamaica and the United States: Parent, teacher, and self reports for ages 12-18.  Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 6, 180-187. (abstract).

Online Publications:

       Lyubansky, M. (2008). The racial truth inside popular fiction's lie. Psychologists for Social Responsibility (PsySR) Blog.

       Lyubansky, M. (2008).  Out of the ashes: A new German Jewry? Zeek: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture, Zeek Media Inc.

 

Trade Publications:

       Hunter, C. & Lyubansky, M. (summer, 2006). Immigration and the journey: Two narratives on how immigration shapes identity. Section on Racial and Ethnic Diversity Newsletter (APA Division 17).

       Lyubansky, M. & Shpungin, E. (1998). Tools of the trade: An alternative approach to training culturally competent clinicians. International Psychology Reporter, (APA Division 52 Newsletter), 2, 9-10.

 

Research Manuscripts Under Review:

       Lyubansky, M. & Eidelson, R. (under review). Beliefs in Black and White: How race influences Americans' perceptions of themselves, their racial group, and their national group.

       Lyubansky, M., Davidson, W., Lambert M.C., & Shpungin, E. (under review).  Old values in a new land: Acculturation and social support in elderly Russian immigrants. 

 

In Preparation:

       Lyubansky, M., Ashmon, N., Warkentin, T., & Willoughby, A. (in preparation). Conflicting Views on Closed-System Conflict: An Analysis of the Role of Five Dangerous Belief Domains in a Prison Setting. Status: Writing in progress

       Lyubansky, M., Harris, P., Baker, W., Lippard, C. (in preparation). “One Day on the Red Hills of Georgia”: How Immigration Status Shapes the Experiences and Attitudes of Migrants at the Turn of the Century. Status: Writing in progress.

Professional Meetings:

      Lippard, C., Lyubansky, M., Baker, W., & Harris, P. (2007, October).  It’s Not Just Black and White: Latino Acculturation in Georgia.  Paper presented at the Consortium for Latino Immigration Studies’ Conference on Latino immigration to New Settlement Areas, University of South Caroline, Columbia, SC.

      Lyubansky, M., Glockner, O., & Harris, P. (2006, June). Jews in Germany: 60 Years after the Holocaust. Paper presented at the 4th biennial Solomon Asch Center Summer Institute Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

       Harris, P., & Lyubansky, M. (2005, May). Russian Speaking Jewish Immigrants in the United States: Perspectives on Assimilation and Jewish Cultural Identity. Paper delivered at the international conference: 350 Years of American Jewry, 1654-2004: Transcending the European Experience? Akakemie fuer Politische Bildung, Tutzing, Germany.

       Ben-Rafael, E., Gloeckner, O., Harris, P., Jasper, W., & Lyubansky, M. (2004, October). A Transnational Diaspora in the Making? The Case of Russian Speaking Jews in Three Countries - Israel, Germany and the United States. Symposium sponsored by The Middle East Center for Peace, Culture and Development and The Jewish Studies Program at Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA.

       Lyubansky, M. & Kohlman, M. (2002, August).  Racing ahead in class: A pilot study on students' attitude change in race-related courses.   Paper presented at the 2nd biennial Solomon Asch Center Summer Institute Conference, Philadelphia, PA.

       Lyubansky, M., Friedman, A., Ginges, J., & Vassiliadou, M. (2002, August). Seeds of Change? A preliminary report on the effectiveness of conflict resolution workshops in Israel and Cyprus. Paper presented at the 2nd biennial Solomon Asch Center Summer Institute Conference, Philadelphia.

       Lambert, M.C., Russ C. M., Samms-Vaughan, M.E., Achenbach, T.M., Bellas, V.F., & Lyubansky, M. (2001, April). An International Survey of Behavior and Emotional Problems Among Clinic and Nonclinic Children of the African Diaspora: Parent and Teacher Reports for African American and Jamaican Children ages 6 to 11.  Meeting of the International Academy for Intercultural Research, Oxford, MS.

       Lambert, M.C., Lyubansky, M., Rowan, G.T., Bellas, V.F., Lancaster, K.E., & Puig, M. (2000, April). Behavior and emotional problems of clinic-referred Black youth. Poster presented at the 13th Annual Research Conference of the Florida Mental Health Institute, Tampa, FL.

       Lyubansky, M. & Shpungin, E. (1999, August).  Old values in a new land: Acculturation in elderly Russian immigrants.  Poster session presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) International Conference on Immigrants and Immigration.  Toronto, Canada.

        Puig, M., Lambert, M.C., Markle, F., Francois-Bellas, V., Lee, J., Carwell, J., Hannah, S., & Lyubansky, M.  (1998, October).  Behavioral and emotional problems among Jamaican and African American children, ages 6 to 11:  Teacher reports versus direct observations.  Poster session presented at the Kansas Conference in Clinical Child Psychology: Translating Research into Practice,  Lawrence, Kansas.

        Lambert, M.C. , Lee, J.E., Samms-Vaughan, M.E., Lyubansky, M., Podolski, C., Rowan. G.T,  Crandison, T., & Holness, A. (1998, April).  Self-report ratings of psychopathology in Korean and Jamaican women. Paper presented at the Caribbean Medical Research Council Conference. Ocho Rios, Jamaica WI.

        Lambert, M.C., Samms-Vaughan, M.E., Lyubansky, M., Rose, D., Hannah, S.D.,  Rowan, G.T., Grandison, T. & Holness, A. (1998, April).  Identification of emotions and emotional confusion in Jamaican men versus Jamaican women: Do they predict severity and types of psychopathology? Paper presented at the Caribbean Medical Research Council Conference. Ocho Rios, Jamaica WI.

        Lambert, M.C., Samms-Vaughan, M.E.,  Hannah, S.D., Podolski, C.L., McCaslin, S.E.,  Rowan, G.T., & Lyubansky, M. (1998, April). Behavior and emotional problems of clinic-referred children of the African diaspora: A cross-national study of Jamaican and African-American children ages 4 to 18. Poster presented at the Caribbean Medical Research Council Conference. Ocho Rios, Jamaica WI.

        McCaslin, S.E., Lambert, M.C., Hannah, S.D., Lyubansky, M., & Rowan, G.T. (1997, November). Behavior and emotional problems of clinic-referred children of African descent: A cross-national study of African-American and Jamaican children ages 4-18.  Poster session presented at the 31st annual meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy.  Miami.

        Lambert, M.C., Rowan, G.T., Puig, M., & Lyubansky, M. (1997, August).  Adult attitudes toward problem behavior in African American children. Paper presented at the 105th convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago.

        Lambert, M.C., Lee, J.E., Samms-Vaughan, M., Podolski, C., Lyubansky, M., Rowan, G.T., Holness, A., & Grandison, T. (1997, July). Psychopathology in Jamaican and Korean women. Poster session presented at the XXVI Interamerican Congress of Psychology. Sao-Paulo, Brazil.

        Lambert, M.C., Hannah, S.D., Samms-Vaughan, M., Lyubansky, M., Rowan, G.T., Grandison, T., & Holness, A. (1997, July). Identification of and confusion regarding emotions in Jamaican men versus women: Do they predict  psychopathology? Poster session presented at the XXVI Interamerican Congress of Psychology. Sao-Paulo, Brazil

        Lambert, M.C., Hannah, S.D, Samms-Vaughan, M. & Lyubansky, M. (1997, May). Violence, aggression and child abuse: A survey of Jamaican adults and a comparison of clinic referred Jamaican and African American children. Invited presentation at the National Child Month Conference on Children and Violence.  Kingston, Jamaica.

        Lyubansky, M., Lambert, M.C., Hohn, G.E., Knight, F.H., & Achenbach, T.M. (1996, May). Effects of culture and acculturation on child behavioral and emotional problems: A comparison of Jamaican immigrants with native U.S. and native Jamaican children. Paper presented at the 68th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association. Chicago.

        Lambert, M.C., Knight, F.H., & Lyubansky, M. (1995, July). Behavior problems of Jamaican children and adolescents ages 6-18 and a comparison of behavior and emotional problems of Jamaican and U.S. adolescents ages 11-18.  In M.C. Lambert (Chair). Symposium conducted at the XXV Interamerican Congress of Psychology. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

        Lyubansky, M., Lambert, M.C., McCaslin, S.E., & Knight, F.H. (1995, July). Agreement among parents, teachers, and child reporting on behavior and emotional problems in a Jamaican adolescent sample. Poster session presented at the XXV Interamerican Congress of Psychology. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Workshops/Trainings:

Talking across differences.  (August, 2008).  A session for The Graduate Academy for College Teaching.

Race and racism in America: (February, 2008).  A four-day special class for high school students during University High School’s Agora Days curriculum.  Champaign, IL. (with Natasha Watkins, M.A.)

Diversity and cultural competence: (August, 2007).  A two-day workshop on diversity and cultural competence for Champaign County mental health agency directors, board members, and other decision-makers.  Urbana, IL. (with Carla Hunter, Ph.D.)

 

 

Invited Talks/Panels:

        Multicultural Panel (October, 2007).  All-school assembly in celebration of United Nations Day.  University High School.  Champaign, IL

        The Russian-Jewish Diaspora. (June, 2007).  Keynote address: Building Bridges: The Russian Speaking Jewish Community and its Media.  The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York’s CAUSE-NY, a division of The Commission on Intergroup Relations and Community Concerns.  New York, NY.

        Building a diaspora: Russian Jews in Israel, Germany, and the USA (February, 2007).  Panel presentation at the United Jewish Appeal (UJA) Federation, New York, NY.   

        Jews in Germany: 60 Years after the Holocaust (November, 2006).  Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation (CUJF).  Champaign, IL.

        Lambda Tau Omega Sorority, Inc. Presents “Do The Right Thing”  (October, 2006).  Discussion facilitator.  Lambda Tau Omega Sorority, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.  Champaign, IL.

        Race vs class: A panel discussion of inequities of American society (April, 2006). Alpha Phi Alpha, Tau Chapter, University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Champaign, IL.

        The trouble with multiculturalism: Why everyone on the political spectrum has cause to reject the movement. (September, 2005). Together Encouraging the Appreciation of Multiculturalism (TEAM), University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. Champaign, IL.

        Beliefs in black and white: How Black and White Americans think about their racial and national groups. (September, 2003). Pursuing Scientific Interests (PSI), Wooster College. Wooster, OH.

        Tolerance.  (November, 2002).  Panel member.  Independent Pictures/Ohio Independent Film Festival.  Cleveland, OH

        Peace activities in the Middle East.  (October, 2001).  Adult Forum at First Congregational UCC on Enthnopolitical Conflict.  Mount Vernon, OH.

        Normal or crazy? The social psychology of terrorist groups. (September, 2001).  Campus symposium, Kenyon College. Gambier, OH.

        The psychology of acculturation: How immigrants adjust to a new society.  (August, 2001).  Graduate seminar on migration, University of Pennsylvania.  Philadelphia, PA
 

1/05 - present	Lecturer: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL Theories of Psychotherapy (S: 2006-2008) Psychology of Race and Ethnicity (F: 2005-2007) Anormal Psychology (S; 2005; Course supervisor F,S: 2005-2008)
8/00 - 5/04	Assistant Professor: Kenyon College, Gambier, OH  Introduction to Psychology: Behavior in Context (S: 2001-2004) Clinical Psychology (F: 2000, 2001) Child Psychopathology (S: 2002) Psychology of Race and Ethnicity (F: 2000-2003) Research Methods in Cross-Cultural Psychology (F: 2002, 2003) The Holocaust: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry (co-instructor, S: 2003) Psychology of Ethnic Conflict (S: 2004)
6/97 - 12/98	Instructor:  Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI  Behavior Disorders (graduate course), co-instructor Child Psychopathology  Introduction to Psychology
8/96 - 5/97	Instructor: Lansing Community College, Lansing, MI  Introduction to Psychology (multiple sections)

Last updated: Sept, 2008